How to identify fingerprint sensor model on Redmi 4X

Frederick Jerome — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:38:44 +0000

Here’s a quick tutorial on how you can identify the fingerprint scanner model on your Xiaomi Redmi 4X and Redmi 4 Prime phone.

Which fingerprint sensor is Xiaomi Redmi 4X / Prime uses?

First method:

Download and install Android Terminal Emulator: Terminal_1.0.70.apk
Open Android Terminal Emulator and enter these commands:
```
su
getprop | grep goodix
```
If you see “persist.sys.fp.goodix=0” that means you have FPC fingerprint sensor on your device, if you see “persist.sys.fp.goodix=1” you have Goodix Fingerprint sensor on your Redmi phone.

Second method:

Enter this command:
```
getprop | grep -E 'goodix|fpsensor'
```
If you have FPC fingerprint sensor, then you should see:
```
[persist.sys.fp.goodix]: [0]
[ro.boot.fpsensor]: [fpc]
```

If Goodix fingerprint sensor, then:

[persist.sys.fp.goodix]: [1]
[persist.sys.fp.vendor]: [goodix]
[ro.boot.fpsensor]: [gdx]

That’s pretty much it! The easy and simple way to identify a fingerprint sensor on your Redmi 4X / Prime phone.

Frederick Jerome — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:43:12 +0000

Newest version of fingerprint scanner apk for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro. Can be also used on other devices.

Quite simple. Delete old app, download new one and install.